So...between 10 and 1000? That could be anything from 11 to 999, you know...*grin* So do you care to elaborate?(inserts LTPF list of integers between 11 and 999)? Or is it not all that important? (Why am I asking? It's the LTPF, every minute detail is important.)

So...between 10 and 1000? That could be anything from 11 to 999, you know...*grin* So do you care to elaborate?(inserts LTPF list of integers between 11 and 999)? Or is it not all that important? (Why am I asking? It's the LTPF, every minute detail is important About 30 or so. It's somewhat relevant how many people there are

Relevant what the particular stocks were? Somewhat yes Did they invest in one stock? Yes Multiple stocks? well in truth they may have done but irrelevant The same stock? Yes Did the stock(s) go up after the investment? Down? WAY down? Way way way down

The second investment was not in stocks. Into something else you could buy at an average bank? Something which you can't buy at an average bank but wouldn't be surprised to see as an investment of, say, a big insurance company (e.g. a forest, a majority participation in a company)?

The second investment was not in stocks. Into something else you could buy at an average bank? No Something which you can't buy at an average bank but wouldn't be surprised to see as an investment of, say, a big insurance company (e.g. a forest, a majority participation in a company)? It's something you can't buy at a bank or any financial services provider. However it is an increasingly popular form of investment

Was the first investment long term? It was supposed to be but alas.... Was the second? Again it could be but there was an opportunity to turn a quick buck

Potatoes? (As it's Ireland, which you said without technically saying. Also, I like Ireland. I wish I could have gone there with my dad too and not just England and Wales, last year)Ha Ha not potatoes. And yes you should come to Ireland, despite our current troubles you're still guaranteed a warm welcome

OK, so they first invested in banking stock, which is an almost guaranteed bad investment in this economy, and as expected they lost money. Correct so far? Yes they lost everything the stock is no longer quoted and therefore worthless

Did other people who'd had banking stock become disgusted with it? I'm sure everyone did but not really relevant So they painted all over the stocks? No Or did they paint with the stock papers? Not quite only one artist produced this work

Continuing, did the "stock art" sell well? In truth it only made a little money Just fair? This i suppose Because of the common disgust in the economy? No And so the investors, by investing in the "stock art," made some of their money back? That's in theory what happened but there's more to be discovered

Did the artist collect all the worthless stock paper to make the art? Yes Was the artwork put on display? Yes And gained a bit of a following? Yes

I think you've done enough for me to declare

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Irish artist Frank O'Dea appealed to shareholders of the now defunct Anglo Irish Bank to send him their worthless share certificates so that he could incorporate them into a new painting "The Anglo Irish Bank Shareholder" that he was working on.